Clasp for garment-supporters.



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' (ApplctnflldSptQlOOl) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL S. SINGER, OF GRE'ATFALLS, MONTANA.

CLASP FOR GARMENT-SUPPORTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,205, dated March25, 1902.

Application filed September 9, 1901. Serial No. 74,846. (No model.)

To aZZ, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL-S. SINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greatfalls, Montana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clasps for Garment-Supporters, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clasps for garment-supporters;and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and effectiveform of clasp which may be produced at an extremely low cost and inwhich all liability of breakage or derangement of the parts is reducedto a minimum, owing to the reduction in the number of parts.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure lis a plan view, and Fig. 2 a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a sectionon line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring by reference-letters to the-drawings, the clasp is shown ascomposed of two main members A and B, each composed of a single piece ofwire pivoting on the central transverse pivot-bar O and held closedunder the tension of a spring B. Each member comprises a forward loop aor b and a rear ward loop a or b, the intermediate portions of the wireforming the sides being coiled around the bar C. The side wires of thememher A are, of course, coiled reversely to the Wires of member B, andthe loops of one member are disposed at a slight angle to the other. Thespring is preferably a plain leaf-spring bent around the pivot-pinbetween the coils of the side wires and having its ends engaging therear ends of the loops, thus tending to force them apart and the frontends into engagement with each other. The front ends are designed toclasp the garment to be supported, and in order to hold it firmlywithout tearing they are provided with interlocking bends a and W, asshown. The rear loop of the member A is preferably twisted to form anauxiliary loop a for engaging the tape or elastic, and one end of thespring is preferably riveted to the crossed wires. The ends of the wiresof which each member is composed are preferably connected by a smalltube of sheet metal, asv indicated at E. The bends a in theforwardly-extending loop of the member A are preferably turned upwardlyand inwardly toward each other, as shown in Fig. 3. The bends b inmember B are turned downward slightly on an angle, passing through andinterlocking thosein member A,as shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A clasp forgarment-supporters and the like, comprising a pair of wire members, saidmembers having forwardly and rearwardly extending loops, means forpivoting the wire members together, means for exerting tension on themembers, the said forwardly-ex tending loops of said members havinginterlocking bends, substantially as described.

2. A clasp for garment-supporters and the like, comprising a pair ofwire members hav ing forwardly and rearwardly extending loops, atransverse pivot-bar around which each of said members is coiled, meansfor ex erting tension on said members, the forward loop of one of saidmembers having a bend therein extending downwardly and the forward loopof the other member having a bend extending upwardly and adapted tointerlock with the bend of the member first named, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAML. S. SINGER.

Witnesses:

RoB N. BURNS, FLETCHER M. BUCK.

